- Israel and the Palestinian Authority shall agree on a special Protocol to imple-
ment this Article, with the goal of concluding negotiations with the donor
countries contributing personnel within two months.
ARTICLE XXII
RIGHTS, LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS
1.
a. The transfer of all powers and responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority,
as detailed in Annex II, includes all related rights, liabilities and obligations
arising with regard to acts or omissions which occurred prior to the trans-
fer. Israel will cease to bear any financial responsibility regarding such acts
or omissions and the Palestinian Authority will bear all financial responsi-
bility for these and for its own functioning.
b. Any financial claim made in this regard against Israel will be referred to the
Palestinian Authority.
c. Israel shall provide the Palestinian Authority with the information it has
regarding pending and anticipated claims brought before any court or tri-
bunal against Israel in this regard.
d. Where legal proceedings are brought in respect of such a claim, Israel will
notify the Palestinian Authority and enable it to participate in defending the
claim and raise any arguments on its behalf.
e. In the event that an award is made against Israel by any court or tribunal
in respect of such a claim, the Palestinian Authority shall reimburse Israel
the full amount of the award.
f. Without prejudice to the above, where a court or tribunal hearing such a claim
finds that liability rests solely with an employee or agent who acted beyond
the scope of the powers assigned to him or her, unlawfully or with willful
malfeasance, the Palestinian Authority shall not bear financial responsibility.- The transfer of authority in itself shall not affect rights, liabilities and obliga-
tions of any person or legal entity, in existence at the date of signing of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE XXIII
FINAL CLAUSES
- This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its signing.
- The arrangements established by this Agreement shall remain in force until and
to the extent superseded by the Interim Agreement referred to in the Declara-
tion of Principles or any other agreement between the Parties. - The five-year interim period referred to in the Declaration of Principles com-
mences on the date of the signing of this Agreement. - The Parties agree that, as long as this Agreement is in force, the security fence
erected by Israel around the Gaza Strip shall remain in place and that the line
demarcated by the fence, as shown on attached map No. 1, shall be authori-
tative only for the purpose of this Agreement.
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